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Sunday, 23 May 1976
USA Bicentennial Cup Tournament, Match Two


Brazil 1 England 0 [1-0]
 

 

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Kick-off (PDT): 2.30pm 10.30pm BST

Attendance: 32,495.

  minutes xx.00 & 48.00
     
[1-0] Roberto Dinamite 88 87:30
 right-footed strike from 6-yards thro' Clemence's legs volleyed back across by Gil from a corner
 
Commentator: David Coleman
 

Match Summary

Officials from West Germany

Brazil Squad

Type

England Squad
Referee
Hans-Joachim Weyland
x (-)
  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
Linesmen   Hit Bar/Post  
tbc tbc   Corner Kicks Won  
    Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  
   

Brazil Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 3rd
Colours: Yellow crew necked jerseys with green collar/cuffs, pale blue shorts with white side trim, white socks with green/yellow tops.
Capt: Rivellino Manager: Osvaldo Brandão
Brazil Lineup
Leão, Émerson 26 11 July 1949 G SE Palmeiras GA
2 Pereira, Orlando 27 22 January 1949 RB América Tio de Janierio    
3 de Almeida Pereira, Miguel F. 26 20 September 1949 LB Fluminese FC    
4 Beto Fuscão 26 13 April 1950   Grêmio FBPA    
Costa, Rigoberto
5 Feliciano, Marco Antônio, off 52nd min. 25 6 February 1951 LHB CR Vasco da Gama    
6 Falcão, Paulo R. 24 16 October 1953 M SC International    
7 Alves, Gilberto 25 24 December 1950 F Fluminese FC    
8 Zico 23 3 March 1953 AM CR Flamengo    
Antunes Coimbra, Artur
9 Neca, off 46th min. 26 15 April 1950   Grêmio FBPA    
Filho, Antônio R.
10 Rivellino, Roberto 30 1 January 1946 AM Fluminese FC    
11 Lula 29 16 November 1946 LM SC Internacional    
Pinto, Neto, Luiz R.
Brazil Substitutes
19 Roberto Dinamite, on 46th min. for Neca 22 13 April 1954 F CR Vasco da Gama    
de Oliveira, Carlos R.
15 Marinho Chagas, on 52nd min. for Marco Antônio 24 8 February 1952 LB Botafogo FR    
Chagas Marinho, Francisco das

unused substitutes:

-

team notes:

Roberto becomes only the third substitute to score against England. The first since May 1968.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 4th to 5th
Colours: The 1974 Admiral home jersey - White collared jerseys with red/blue sleeve trim and red/blue trimmed collar/cuffs, white shorts with red/blue side stripes, yellow socks.
Capt: Gerry Francis, seventh captaincy Manager: Donald G. Revie, 48 (10 July 1927), appointed 4 July 1974,
16th match, W 9 - D 4 - L 3 - F 30 - A 11.
England Lineup
1 Clemence, Raymond N. 27 5 August 1948 GK Liverpool FC 20 15ᵍᵃ
2 Todd, Colin 27 12 December 1948 RB Derby County FC 22 0
3 Mills, Michael D. 27 4 January 1949 LB Ipswich Town FC 6 0
4 Thompson, Philip B. 22 21 January 1954 RHB Liverpool FC 5 0
5 Doyle, Michael 29 25 November 1946 CHB Manchester City FC 2 0
6 Cherry, Trevor J. 28 23 February 1948 LHB Leeds United AFC 3 0
7 Keegan, J. Kevin 25 14 February 1951 OR Liverpool FC 22 4
8 Channon, Michael 27 28 November 1948 IR Southampton FC 34 14
9 Pearson, J. Stuart 26 21 June 1949 CF Manchester United FC 4 1
10 Brooking, Trevor D. 27 2 October 1948 IL West Ham United FC 10 0
11 Francis, Gerald C.J. 24 9 December 1951 OL Queen's Park Rangers FC 11 2

unused substitutes:

-
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

A last minute goal by substitute Roberto gave Brazil a flattering victory in this opening match in the United States Bi-Centennial Tournament. England dominated the match for long periods, but their finishing lacked the accuracy of their  approach play. 'It was heart breaking to lost so late in the game.' Said Don Revie. 'I am sure that any neutral observer would say that England deserved at least a draw.'

Source Notes

TheFA.com
USA Bicentennial Cup Press Pack
Original newspaper reports
Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller
, Football Author

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CG